Embellish Friday Challenge #46 - Fabulous Fathers

This week's challenge over at Embellish-Online is hosted by my fabulous friend Michelle....we actually get together regularily and craft together! She's an AWESOME teacher!!! Michelle challenged us to create a card, project, or layout that celebrates the Fathers (or other men, be they tall or small) in our life!

Normally masculine cards are VERY hard for me....but it is my Dad's Birthday Party tonight (his birthday was yesterday) so I had a lot of fun making him his extra special birthday card. I used the faux bleaching technique with my color washes for this card. I also used the lollipop tutorial from The Next Level challenge blog to create the "masculine" looking flower for my card. We all know how much I love my flowers! I had a regular flower on the card to start out but it just did not look right...then I remembered the lollipop technique and thought that would be the perfect addition to my card.

And of course the finished inside of the card:

Recipe:

Stamps: Peterbilt Truck Stamp, Stampendous word Stamp

Inks: Momento Rich Cocoa, Adirondack Color Wash in Denim & Espresso

Papers: Stampin' Up cardstock, Basic Grey Granola Collection dp

Tools: Curved Rectangle Nesties, MS ribbon punch, EK Success leaf punch

Embellishments: Roses, Glimmer Mist - Iridescent Gold (used on lollipop "flower"), ribbon, tulle, brad, and custom made hat pin made by me.

Now, head on over to the Embellish-Online Blog to get the rest of the details. We would love for you to play along.

Thanks for stopping by....hope your Friday is WONDERFUL!

Hauling Along to Wish You a Merry Christmas!

As many of you who follow my blog, know that my Dad is a milk truck driver, who just recently bought a brand new truck! When he got his new truck I had to find a Peterbilt truck stamp to make him a congratulations card.....well this stamp that I got comes in handy for any occasion! Yesterday I whipped up a Christmas card for my Dad with the truck stamp! The card was a total hit with my Dad, my brother, and my brother's friend (who are all truck drivers)! Gotta love it when boys like your creations!


Here's the envelope....I love the "Santa" ribbon...it's so cute! The letters were cut out with my Cricut. And here's the "Haulin' Along" Card:

I made a small wreath to put on the grill of the truck! I wanted to put a red ribbon on top the wreath but I couldn't tie anything that small (so instead I just put a rhinestone on top). After I took the picture I remembered that I had little Santa hats, so I put a Santa hat on top of the truck too! That was super cute! Wish I would have gotten a picture of that!

And then we have the inside! I love the corner punch! I just bought a bunch of them from Loreen at Wish On A Scrap! I think I will use them on all of the insides of my cards! They just add that extra touch that the inside my of cards are usually missing!

I will have some more Christmas cards in the next few days to share with you all too! I have been on a role....probably because I had to get them all done for the holidays! hee hee! Better late then never, right?

I want to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! I am so thankful to have found so many friends this past year in bloggerland! Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and "inky" 2009!